The amnesiac gene is involved in the regulation of thermal nociception in drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-41

  Aldrich, Benjamin T ^a   Kasuya, Junko ^a   Faron, Matthew ^b   Ishimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Kitamoto, Toshihiro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

GAL4 UAS; Invertebrate; Memory gene; Neuropeptide; Painless; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

AMNESIAC GENE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; LARVA; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; THERMAL NOCICEPTION; THERMAL STIMULATION; TRANSGENE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERALGESIA; LARVA; MUTATION; NEUROPEPTIDES; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77149137679     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677060903419751     Document Type: Article

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